Music of Indonesia, Vol. 14: Lombok, Kalimantan, Banyumas: Little-known Forms of Gamelan and Wayang

Volume 14 in the Smithsonian Folkways Music of Indonesia series focuses on three lesser-known forms of Indonesian gamelan orchestras and wayang shadow puppet theater. Ethnomusicologist Philip Yampolsky begins this compilation with music of the wayang Sasak from the island of Lombok, which lies directly east of Bali. Wayang Sasak mixes Javanese-style puppets, Islamic stories, and Balinese and Sasak musical idioms. The next style from the district of Banyumas in Central Java is a streamlined version that simply uses four actor-singers, but no instruments or puppets. The finish to the volume comes from the Banjar people of South Kalimantan on the southern tip of Borneo. A thirty-minute gamelan overture to the wayang kulit Banjar is (shadow puppet theater) is followed by music from the same gamelan group for topeng Banjar, a masked dance style.

Track Listing

Audio Player 101	Wayang Sasak: Overture and Beginning of Opening Scene	Sekaha Sekar Karya	11:53
Audio Player 102	Wayang Sasak: Laju	Sekaha Sekar Karya	01:43
Audio Player 103	Wayang Sasak: Rangsang	Sekaha Sekar Karya	01:56
Audio Player 104	Jemblung: Sekar Gadung Naik Cikoa	Grup Jemblung Sari Budaya	08:32
Audio Player 105	Jemblung: Dhandhanggula	Grup Jemblung Sari Budaya	02:11
Audio Player 106	Jemblung: Uler Kambang	Grup Jemblung Sari Budaya	06:48
Audio Player 107	Wayang Banjar: Memucukane (Overture)	Kresna Group	31:06
Audio Player 108	Topeng Banjar: Klana	Kesenian Wayang Kulit Asam Rimbun	10:25